<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Maxioms.com</title><description>Quotes, Famous Quotes, Sayings, Proverbs, Maxims, Axioms, Maxioms</description><link>http://www.maxioms.com</link><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2026 Maxioms.com. All Rights Reserved.</copyright><item><title><![CDATA[A Horse made, and a man to make. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49037]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Horse made, and a man to make.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49037</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have made decisions that turned out to be wrong, and went back and did it another way, and still ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53279]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have made decisions that turned out to be wrong, and went back and did it another way, and still took less time than many who procrastinated over the original decision. Your brain is capable of handling 140, 000 million bits of information in one second, and if you take hours or days or weeks to reach a vital decision, you are short-circuiting your most valuable property.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53279</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[a phoenix. His faith in Iraq and in himself has been incredible. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34955]]></link><description><![CDATA[a phoenix. His faith in Iraq and in himself has been incredible.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34955</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of the Birth of John the Baptist   The Present is the point at which Time touches Eternity. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8548]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of the Birth of John the Baptist   The Present is the point at which Time touches Eternity. Of the present moment -- and of it only -- humans have an experience analogous to the experience which God has of reality as a whole; in it alone, freedom and actuality are offered them. He would therefore have them continually concerned either with Eternity (which means being concerned with Him) or with the Present -- either meditating on their eternal union with, or separation from, Himself; or else obeying the present voice of conscience, bearing the present cross, receiving the present grace, giving thanks for the present pleasure.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8548</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Like summer seas that lave with silent tides a lonely shore, like whispering winds that stir the tops of forest ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6451]]></link><description><![CDATA[Like summer seas that lave with silent tides a lonely shore, like whispering winds that stir the tops of forest trees, like a still, small voice that calls us in the watches of the night, like a child's hand that feels about a fast-closed door;  gentle, unnoticed, and oft in vain:  so is Thy coming unto us, O God. Like ships storm-driven into port, like starving souls that seek the bread they once despised, like wanderers begging refuge from the whelming night, like prodigals that seek the father's home when all is spent;  yet welcomed at the open door, arms outstretched and kisses for our shame;  so is our coming unto Thee, 0 God. Like flowers uplifted to the sun, like trees that bend before the storm, like sleeping seas that mirror cloudless skies, like a harp to the hand, like an echo to a cry, like a song to the heart;  for all our stubbornness, our failure, and our sin:  so would we have been to Thee, O God.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6451</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Their pitchers did a very good job of pitching to us and we didn't have the hits, but when you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37291]]></link><description><![CDATA[Their pitchers did a very good job of pitching to us and we didn't have the hits, but when you don't have the hits you have to try find another way to win.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37291</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A lot of members resigned from the club, and we were concerned the club wouldn't keep going. We bought their ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36431]]></link><description><![CDATA[A lot of members resigned from the club, and we were concerned the club wouldn't keep going. We bought their stock to keep it going.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36431</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Go big or go home. Because it's true. What do you have to lose? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65024]]></link><description><![CDATA[Go big or go home. Because it's true. What do you have to lose?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65024</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humanism, it seems, is almost impossible in America where material progress is part of the national romance whereas in Europe ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19991]]></link><description><![CDATA[Humanism, it seems, is almost impossible in America where material progress is part of the national romance whereas in Europe such progress is relished because it feels nice.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19991</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The role that publishers play in terms of helping to put together the product in a way that has market ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28960]]></link><description><![CDATA[The role that publishers play in terms of helping to put together the product in a way that has market appeal, in publicizing the product ... that's something that Stephen King was able to forgo by going directly to the public, based on his reputation, ... Most artists, and especially new authors, don't have that ability.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28960</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can have anything you want if you will give up the belief that you can't have it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4055]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can have anything you want if you will give up the belief that you can't have it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4055</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's probably a fairly even split of the people who are solidly behind Katherine and those who are not solidly ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34565]]></link><description><![CDATA[There's probably a fairly even split of the people who are solidly behind Katherine and those who are not solidly behind her yet and thinking about another candidate probably would be nice.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34565</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The great unity which true science seeks is found only by beginning with our knowledge of God, and coming down ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7792]]></link><description><![CDATA[The great unity which true science seeks is found only by beginning with our knowledge of God, and coming down from Him along the stream of causation to every fact and event that affects us.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7792</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let us not say, every man is the architect of his own fortune; but let us say, every man is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/881]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let us not say, every man is the architect of his own fortune; but let us say, every man is the architect of his own character.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/881</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adversity reminds men of religion. [Lat., Adverse res admonent religionum.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/695]]></link><description><![CDATA[Adversity reminds men of religion. [Lat., Adverse res admonent religionum.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/695</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16716]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility--I welcome it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16716</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AWB was prepared to deceive the UN as to the true nature of its contractual relationship with the Iraqi Grain ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38433]]></link><description><![CDATA[AWB was prepared to deceive the UN as to the true nature of its contractual relationship with the Iraqi Grain Board.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38433</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I confess that there are several parts of this Constitution which I do not at present approve, but I am ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9917]]></link><description><![CDATA[I confess that there are several parts of this Constitution which I do not at present approve, but I am not sure I shall never approve them. For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged by better information, or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9917</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You know they're not going to lose 162 consecutive games. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57657]]></link><description><![CDATA[You know they're not going to lose 162 consecutive games.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57657</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Science itself, therefore, may be regarded as a minimal problem, consisting of the completest possible presentment of facts with the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52090]]></link><description><![CDATA[Science itself, therefore, may be regarded as a minimal problem, consisting of the completest possible presentment of facts with the least possible expenditure of thought.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52090</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From here, from this place, our nation and our masses are walking toward the establishment of an independent Palestinian state ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41289]]></link><description><![CDATA[From here, from this place, our nation and our masses are walking toward the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41289</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Technically, the recommendation is part of the governor's decision-making process and should remain with the governor until she makes her ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36579]]></link><description><![CDATA[Technically, the recommendation is part of the governor's decision-making process and should remain with the governor until she makes her formal announcement.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36579</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I destroy my enemy when I make him my friend. Abraham Lincoln  There is no little enemy. •Benjamin Franklin ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13861]]></link><description><![CDATA[I destroy my enemy when I make him my friend. Abraham Lincoln  There is no little enemy. •Benjamin Franklin  The friend of my enemy is my enemy. •Anonymous   With friends like this, who needs enemies? •Henny Youngman   It is impossible for one person to know another so well that he can dispense with belief. •Friedrich Durrenmatt   The quarrels of friends are the opportunities of foes. •Aesop   The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy. •Sam Levenson  It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. •William Blake  He hasn't an enemy in the world - but all his friends hate him. •Eddie Cantor  You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you. •Eric Hoffer  I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesn't dare to make an enemy should get out of the business. •Bette Davis  It is hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head. •Sally Kempton  We learn our virtues from our friends who love us; our faults from the enemy who hates us. We cannot easily discover our real character from a friend. He is a mirror, on which the warmth of our breath impedes the clearness of the reflection. •Ricther  Mankind's worst enemy is fear of work. •Anonymous  Enemies promises were made to be broken. •Aesop   The worst tyrants are those which establish themselves in our own breasts. •William Ellery Channing   You shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends. •Joseph Conrad   Love your enemies just in case your friends turn out to be a bunch of bastards. •R A Dickson   I have met the enemy, and it is the eyes of other people. •Benjamin Franklin   A wise man learns more from his enemies than a fool from his friends. •Baltasar Gracian   I have no trouble with my enemies. I can take care of my enemies all right. But my damn friends. They're the ones that keep me walking the floor nights! •Warren Gamaliel Harding   Man's chief enemy is his own unruly nature and the dark forces put up within him. •Ernest Jones   Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. •John F. Kennedy   Only enemies speak the truth. Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. •Stephen King   Our enemies come nearer the truth in the opinions they form of us than we do in our opinion of ourselves. •Francois De La Rochefoucauld   There is no stronger bond of friendship than a mutual enemy. •Frankfort Moore   He who lives by fighting with an enemy has an interest in the preservation of the enemy's life. •Friedrich Nietzsche   Bear patiently with a rival. •Ovid   Talk well of your friends and of your enemies say nothing. •Proverb   Was it a friend or foe that spread these lies? Nay, who but infants question in such wise, 'twas one of my most intimate enemies. •Dante Gabriel Rossetti   Remember, to them it is us who are the enemy. •N. F. Simpson   Convince an enemy, convince him that he's wrong. To win a bloodless battle, the victory is long. A simple act of faith, reason over might. To blow up his children would only prove him right. •Gordon Sumner   One enemy can do more hurt than ten friends can do good. •Jonathan Swift   In my life, I have prayed but one prayer: oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13861</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I wasn't thinking about the championship ... just focusing on the two triple axels. I'd give myself 95 out of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41390]]></link><description><![CDATA[I wasn't thinking about the championship ... just focusing on the two triple axels. I'd give myself 95 out of 100.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41390</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Redbreast, sacred to the household gods, Wisely regardful of the embroiling sky,  In joyless fields and thorny thickets ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54342]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Redbreast, sacred to the household gods, Wisely regardful of the embroiling sky,  In joyless fields and thorny thickets leaves   His shivering mates, and pays to trusted Man    His annual visit.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54342</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only after the results of a recent DNA test taken by the true biological father did Amber realize that Mr. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35855]]></link><description><![CDATA[Only after the results of a recent DNA test taken by the true biological father did Amber realize that Mr. Flores was not the father of her child. To the best of Amber's knowledge, Mr. Flores did not [take a test] and he needs to take responsibility for his failure to do so.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35855</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of all, I only missed one spare. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37695]]></link><description><![CDATA[Best of all, I only missed one spare.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37695</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It appears that most of the temporary housing ordered by FEMA has already been produced, but we expect to see ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40599]]></link><description><![CDATA[It appears that most of the temporary housing ordered by FEMA has already been produced, but we expect to see an increase in demand for our products as demand increases for manufactured homes in late 2006 and early 2007 due to the anticipated permanent rebuilding of the hurricane-stricken areas.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40599</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1464]]></link><description><![CDATA[Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1464</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One thing we tell our client countries is to have clear institutional arrangements in place for having rapid response and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41510]]></link><description><![CDATA[One thing we tell our client countries is to have clear institutional arrangements in place for having rapid response and effective coordination,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41510</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From each, according to his ability; to each, according to his need. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47568]]></link><description><![CDATA[From each, according to his ability; to each, according to his need.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47568</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[His hatred of snobs was a derivative of his snobbishness, but made the simpletons (in other words, everyone) believe that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56704]]></link><description><![CDATA[His hatred of snobs was a derivative of his snobbishness, but made the simpletons (in other words, everyone) believe that he was immune from snobbishness]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56704</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I learned from each of them, Jim, Joe and Steve about the positive things it takes to run a football ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37463]]></link><description><![CDATA[I learned from each of them, Jim, Joe and Steve about the positive things it takes to run a football program. They taught me it takes not only hard work in recruiting, but building mental toughness. Football is mental as well as physical. It starts with each person believing they can get the job done.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37463</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whoever says artists can't deal with corporate pressures because they have frail minds, is missing out on the potential the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3374]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whoever says artists can't deal with corporate pressures because they have frail minds, is missing out on the potential the artistic mind has to boost company morale and increase productivity. Most artists would just as soon quit once they become conscious of their exploitation and that is a sign of strength not weakness.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3374</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I may justly say, with the hook-nosed fellow of Rome, I came, saw, and overcame. -King Henry IV. Part II. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55937]]></link><description><![CDATA[I may justly say, with the hook-nosed fellow of Rome, I came, saw, and overcame. -King Henry IV. Part II. Act iv. Sc. 3.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55937</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We believe this has been a scare tactic to create attention, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28265]]></link><description><![CDATA[We believe this has been a scare tactic to create attention,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28265</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm very happy to have done two triple axels, I wasn't thinking about the championship but was just focusing on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41391]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm very happy to have done two triple axels, I wasn't thinking about the championship but was just focusing on the two triple axels.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41391</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is not good. The meeting was bad. Relations were bad. It was very hostile, even bitter... I don't like ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30125]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is not good. The meeting was bad. Relations were bad. It was very hostile, even bitter... I don't like to see grown men bickering.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30125</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20992]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern of inn.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20992</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In friendship I early was taught to believe; . . . .  I have found that a friend may ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16865]]></link><description><![CDATA[In friendship I early was taught to believe; . . . .  I have found that a friend may profess, yet deceive.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16865</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh, great. This is going to be like shooting baskets with Magic Johnson watching. [On watching Independence Day with President ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44392]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh, great. This is going to be like shooting baskets with Magic Johnson watching. [On watching Independence Day with President Clinton]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44392</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many have quarreled about religion that never practiced it ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53453]]></link><description><![CDATA[Many have quarreled about religion that never practiced it]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53453</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The greater part of the world's troubles are due to questions of grammar ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18122]]></link><description><![CDATA[The greater part of the world's troubles are due to questions of grammar]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18122</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weight loss is not just about behavior and willpower; it's biological. There is a coordinated mechanism in the body designed ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41070]]></link><description><![CDATA[Weight loss is not just about behavior and willpower; it's biological. There is a coordinated mechanism in the body designed to prevent you from starving to death that makes weight loss difficult.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41070</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I saw him. He got shot in the head. [The bullet] stopped in the middle of his head. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28934]]></link><description><![CDATA[I saw him. He got shot in the head. [The bullet] stopped in the middle of his head.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28934</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ye rigid Ploughman! bear in mind Your labor is for future hours.  Advance! spare not! nor look behind!  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1954]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ye rigid Ploughman! bear in mind Your labor is for future hours.  Advance! spare not! nor look behind!   Plough deep and straight with all your powers!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1954</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self-defense is the clearest of all laws, and for this reason: lawyers didn't make it ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11822]]></link><description><![CDATA[Self-defense is the clearest of all laws, and for this reason: lawyers didn't make it]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11822</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it not odd that the only generous person I ever knew, who had money to be generous with, should ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17272]]></link><description><![CDATA[Is it not odd that the only generous person I ever knew, who had money to be generous with, should be a stockbroker.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17272</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One's outlook is a part of his virtue. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60761]]></link><description><![CDATA[One's outlook is a part of his virtue.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60761</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's to you and here's to me, and I hope we never disagree. But, if that should ever be, to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53407]]></link><description><![CDATA[Here's to you and here's to me, and I hope we never disagree. But, if that should ever be, to HELL with you, here's to ME!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53407</guid></item></channel></rss>